Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from paroling into the US any alien who is a known or suspected terrorist, special interest alien, on a terrorism watchlist, or inadmissible due to terrorist or certain criminal activities, so fewer such aliens are released into the country.
The Secretary of Homeland Security may not parole into the United States any alien who has been designated by any official of the Department of State or the Department of Homeland Security as-- (i) an alien who is inadmissible under subsection (a)(3)(A) on the grounds that the alien seeks to enter the United States to engage solely, principally, or incidentally in an activity related to espionage, sabotage, other unlawful activity, or any activity to overthrow the Government of the United States; (ii) an alien who is inadmissible under paragraph (2), (3)(B), or (3)(F) of subsection (a) due to
Defines 'known terrorist', 'suspected terrorist', and 'special interest alien' (with national security risk due to terrorism nexus) and bars their parole into the US, expanding restrictions on entry and release of individuals posing terrorism-related risks at the border.
The term `suspected terrorist' means an individual who is reasonably suspected to be engaging in, has engaged in, or intends to engage in conduct constituting, in preparation for, in aid of, or related to terrorism or terrorist activities.
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
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2025-06-27: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds statutory definitions for known/suspected terrorists and special interest aliens tied to terrorism risks, then prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting parole to such aliens (or refugees, or those inadmissible for terrorism/criminal/espionage grounds or on watchlists), thereby expanding immigration enforcement by limiting entry and release options for these categories at the border.